Back of the napkin calculation...
Max Year 1 salary is going to be about $17.4 mil. The difference over the first 3 years would be negligible (about $1.5mm). It's the 4th guaranteed year at $21.3mm that would be the tough one for some players to turn down. For someone like DHoward, who would want to hit free agency as frequently as possible, I'm not sure this is such a big deal.

At this time a year ago, the NBA world was partially held hostage by Carmelo Anthony's relentless efforts to get out of Denver. Every day there were rumors about where he was heading. One of the reasons for the extended lockout were because of the Melo situation but even more so because of the L...

The other option (and, I think, the best option for both the Celtics and Jeff) is to do nothing and let him play out his option at the QO of $5.9 mil. Call it the "Rod Tidwell Option." After his 10-11 season, the C's have no idea what his true value is and he needs an opportunity to prove that he's among the Granger/Gay tier of SFs (or not). I think it's very unlikely that another team makes an offer that Green would find more appealling. Both sides are best served pushing the long-term decision off for another year.

Twitter / @unclejeffgreen: Ummmm how can free agency ... via kwout Jeff Green is in a tough spot. He's a restricted free agent and he was supposed to have an entire summer to gauge the interest in his services and find a place to play where felt comfortable and made a good amount ...